1. Energy-efficient Skirting Board Heating
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Energy-efficient Skirting Board Heating
Bob Squirrell,
Managing Director,
Technology Marketing Management
Representing Climaboard® from Frog srl on an International basis.

2. Titania Café, Pafos

3. At the Office

4. In the bedroom

5. Climaboard® in Church Protecting precious frescos and tapestries

6. Energy-efficient Skirting Heating
Efficient heat delivery – 100%
Highly responsive – 1.0
Even heat distribution
Unobtrusive
Retrofittable
Works with gas, oil, heat pumps (or just electricity)

7. “Like the gentle warmth of the sun”
Great feeling of comfort at low average temperature
No hot or cold spots
Heats from the lowest point upwards
Doesn’t deplete oxygen in the room
No “hot foot” syndrome

8. Quick and Efficient Control
Rapid warm up
only .266 litres/metre of water
doesn’t need to heat the floor slab
It’s its own heat distribution system
no pipes to hide
heats the room, not the ceiling

9. Easily retro-fitted Uses standard 15mm components
Fit to radiator provisions
Surface mount where no provisions
No need to replace floor
Electrical resistance version needs no boiler

10. The Coanda Effect - Columbia Encyclopedia
Named after its discover, Romanian aerodynamicist Henri-Marie Coanda ( )
“Coanda effect or wall-attachment effect, the tendency of a moving fluid, either liquid or gas, to attach itself to a surface and flow along it. As a fluid moves across a surface a certain amount of friction (called “skin friction”) occurs between the fluid and the surface, which tends to slow the moving fluid. This resistance to the flow of the fluid pulls the fluid towards the surface, causing it stick to the surface.”
- Columbia Encyclopedia

11. The Coanda Effect - applied
Fit skirting to exterior walls
Warms and dries the wall
Forms insulating layer
Heat radiates from the walls
Warmed air circulates
Works well even on badly insulated walls!

12. No Hot or Cold Spots

13. How does it compare to radiators?
Spreads heat evenly - no wasted heat above the radiators.

14. How does it compare to UFH?
Quicker response
No slab to warm up (or cool down!)
Much less water to warm
More even temperature distribution
Can use with real wood floors
No problems with carpet underlay
Easily retrofitted
Easier to install, repair or modify

15. How does it compare to other skirting systems?
Highest output in a compact system:
Climaboard ST = 203W/mtr at 60oC
Climaboard Power Plus = 260W/mtr at 60oC
Climaboard DUO = 406W/mtr at 60oC
Needs less
Runs more efficiently
Uses standard 15mm copper piping
Water only ever in contact with copper
A standard plumbing solution for every situation
Aluminium fins warm the air internally
Lower surface temperature - <43oC at 80oC Flow
Flexible mounting of components
Less noise

16. Cut-away Section – Climaboard ST
Shows pipes, fins, backplate, top profile, mounting clips and front panel

17. Climaboard DUO Climaboard DUO uses 4 rows of pipes and measures
250 x 30 mm

18. Connecting sections
Use standard solder, push-fit, compression or press-fit connectors (must be less than 23 mm OD) e.g. Cuprofit (details)

19. Connecting at corners
Use 2 x elbow with appropriate connectors

20. Connecting flow to return
Use “U” connector
with choice of solder, push-fit, compression or press-fit connectors

21. Neater Corners
Use for internal or for external corners

22. Ending runs Use ready-made RH and LH end pieces

23. Electrical Inserts 200 W/meter
Use where wet systems are just not possible

24. Other colours available
RAL colours
Special Colours
Wood Effect

25. How much will I need? Method 1
What room volume?
What insulation standard?
What heating method?
What water temperature?
Minimum local temperature?
Estimate with our Excel Calculator
(Available on request)

26. How much will I need? Method 2
Assume approx 20cms per M3 of room
Typically about 2 walls out of four (for very large rooms, use method 1)
Apply wherever possible to exterior walls
2 walls on corner rooms
Minimum 1 on others
For aesthetics use empty Climaboard® for the remaining wall space

27. Example layout from central manifold

28. Provisioning from Scratch
Laying the pipes
Pictures courtesy of Leaf Buildings, Athens.

29. Provisioning from Scratch
Siting flow and return at room corner

30. Fixing dimensions – Climaboard ST and Power Plus

31. A DIY Refurb project Use of under-floor board space for services
Hep2o plastic pipe and fittings
Cuprofit slimline connectors
Thermally-actuated valve
Wireless thermostat
Controller in adjacent room

32. A DIY Refurb project Thermally-actuated system
Danfoss TWA-A actuator (
RA-FN valve (Pulsar Direct)

33. Specifications www.skirtingheating.co.uk Materials
Polypropylene (PP) backplate, 15 mm copper pipe, heating grade aluminium fins and extrusions
Dimensions
Height 140mm, width 30mm, DUO = 250 x 30 mm
Water capacity
ST = litres/metre, DUO = 0.532
Average water flow
0.133 litres/second, DUO = 0.266
Air in transit
0.133 l/s, DUO = 0.266
DeltaT=50K (tested to EN442-1 & EN442-2 at Politecnico di Milano 27/03/2002)
Thermal output of the tested ST model: 1834 W (229.25W/metre)
Maximum length per single circuit
40 metres
Source of heat energy
Any

34. Availability Call Technology Marketing Management +44 208 144 9597 or or